I would really not like to go back to D7, D2007 is significantly more productive. I don't think it's as stable and I've lost a bit of work due to it crashing (bout an hours work which I was able to reproduce within about 10 minutes). I like the refactoring tools, the code templates save heaps to time (even just the automatic matching of begin/ends), the error insight helps spot errors instantly, rather than at compile time. The docked layout is heaps better (on a large screen), VCL Guidelines are really handy, and probably heaps of other stuff that I now take for granted (but would hate to live without). I think everyone running D7 should upgrade D2007 (well, D2009 shortly), the only reason not to would be if you're missing the code to some critical components, or that they are now unsupported and wont easily compile under D2007 - which was the challenging part of upgrading from D7 to D2006 for me (getting all the 3rd party components to play nice with each other).
Anyway - just my opinion. Alister Christie Computers for People Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 http://www.salespartner.co.nz PO Box 13085 Johnsonville Wellington John Bird wrote: > There were many comments some time back from D7 users reluctant to > upgrade - here's my experience. > > Having used both side by side for a while now - (I have used D5, > D2006, D2007, D7 in that order). I can see why people like their D7, > it is very good. > > Overall I prefer D2007. Its stable, fast - my impression its at least > a match for D7 overall. > > Main pro's of D7: > > -Fast to load > -lean and mean > -fast help > -stable - well I only crashed it once so far :) > > Main pro's of D2007: > -faster, more stable than D2006, which was better than D2005 I hear. > I would rate it against D7. Better in some ways. > -Line numbers > -changed sections highlighted with colour in the margin > -code completion/code insight > -real-time syntax checking > -filtering of the component palette (how cool is that! - eg click on > the header and type "Grid" it shows only the grids) > -dynamic alignment guides for components (this is a must if you > haven't seen them - when you move components on a form thin blue lines > appear when they are aligned with other components - and text of > labels shows alignment with text of edit boxes etc) > -automatic XP and Vista themes support > -Run without Debug (D7 does not seem to have this option) > -Rave reports > > These are main among lots of things I wouldn't live without. > > I do most development on a laptop. XP and only 1GB of memory, and the > screen is too small (1024x768). But its enough horsepower to run D2007 > though, and actually the D2007 IDE fits better on the screen than the > D7 one. > > Thinks - the only thing I find myself wishing for often is - I would > love for there to be a status line showing the name of the > procedure/function I am in the middle of. As I jump around a lot > between units and bookmark points I am forever scrolling up and down > to see what procedure I am currently in. (OK I need a bigger screen). > > I would say - go try it out! Delphi has a future if you vote for it > with your wallets once in a while. > > John > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe
